Kerala Backwaters

Iris Holidays has been proud to host the famous British Actors – Timothy West and Prunella Scales for Great Canal Journeys Kerala . India. We had been involved in designing the show , figuring out the routes that will bring in the beauty of backwaters on the screen and other points of interest in Kerala…

Kerala Backwaters which is synonymous with Kerala is a scenic network of lakes, rivers,lagoons and canals that is parallel to the Arabian Sea coast and runs inland in the coast of Kerala, from Cochin to Kollam (Quilon). The long coast line of around 590 kilometers on one side and western ghats on the other side…

Positioned in the southern tip of India Kerala is known as Gods own country or the paradise on Earth. An enchanting holiday location with variety of experiences, kerala presents a great deal of opportunities to experience a holiday in hill stations, backwaters , beaches and forests . The state descends from tea plantation-cloaked slopes to…

The Kerala Backwaters are a labyrinthine system formed by more than 900 km of waterways In the middle of which there are a number of towns and cities, which serve as the starting and end points of backwater cruises. The backwaters have a unique ecosystem – freshwater from the rivers meets the seawater from the…

Sometimes it’s a green world; shady green palms arching over the canals, emerald green sun-bright rice fields beyond, and a rich velvety green of mossy banks.Then we round a corner and the houseboat eases from a small canal into a large lake and suddenly all becomes blue, wide-sky blue, the silver blue of shining water…